Technical Writer
Location: Erie PA
Type: Contract To Hire
Rate Range: $35/hour to $45/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
This role will be responsible for gathering and reviewing engineering documents and information for the development of Service information. This will be a self-driven role working directly with engineering. The candidate should be comfortable working with and talking to with engineering in a professional manner. Good verbal and written communication skills are required.
Candidates should be familiar enough with service information to know what information is needed to support different types of manuals. The role will require creating documents to support Off Highway Vehicle service and operational information.
Responsibilities
• Explain technical ideas in simple language
• Meet with customer representatives to establish technical specifications
• Create user documentation for locomotive parts
• Ability to look at engineering documentation and decide what is and is not relevant for a
service type manual.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in the locomotive, automotive, mining vehicles (or similar) aerospace, med device
industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to understand highly technical information
• Understand engineering drawings
• AutoCAD understanding
• FrameMaker for writing tool is a plus but other tools are ok
Must be US Citizen or Green Card Holder.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.
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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
· The California Fair Chance Act
· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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